If you don't have the skill to build one or it isn't affordable to buy one, emulation is the way to go. No matter what he charges, it is what it is. I can't knock him. He puts in the work, you got to pay for it or build it yourself.
Another video from Rob. So happy he is getting paid for what he loves, he is a really great reviewer and I knew right away something was special in his videos. Wow... That HDMI output is a huuuge deal, I am still playing F-Zero GX in 480i on my Gamecube because the component cables are crazy expensive and it sadly looks blurry as hell. Goddamn, is this available to buy? Since Nintendo hates F-Zero GX now, this is probably the only chance to play it on a small device in locked 60 fps. Even my i5 13400f, 32gb ddr4 and rtx 3060 12gb oc stutter with the game in some cases. GX is so well optimised on Gamecube I haven't seen a single dropped frame ever (even watch the Digital Foundry framerate test video), but the emulation is just still not perfect in Vulkan and when you boost at 1700km/h you notice every single stutter. The game selection interface looks amazing, also the drag and drop function just puts snes classic mini and playstation classic to shame. Hell yess force widescreen is super cool since GX supports 16:9 natively, it is 2023 and GX is still not ported anywhere beyond Gamecube, you would think Nintendo would want to make one of the greatest games ever more easily accesible, it has been 20 goddamn years... I am surprised my GX disc is still working. PS. made by hand.. yeah I thought so...
Retro Prism makes some aftermarket GameCube component cables. They are $60, which is still a lot but way less than $400 for the official ones. I use them with a Retrotink 5x upscaler and they work great.
3:14 Retrotink 2x actually doesn't upscale 480p and only accepts 480i and 240p signals. You are comparing 480p Gamecube Nano signal to 480i Wii signal most likely.
can always learn to make one yourself. this isn't a factory making them, its one guy who has to assembled and wire up everything. It's very difficult especially in such a small form factor
Makes sense imo All the Parts & Time + labor Ngl if I could I totally would buy 1😅 Because let’s be real the big N isn’t making any more of these Classic/Mini style consoles any time soon, that’s why I ordered a RG Nano because I’m gonna paint it to look just like a GB
For me I would not need a game cube emulator, like 50% of my collection is already released in other Nintendo consoles, like. Pikmin 1 and 2, tales of phantasya, final fantasy crystal chronicles, baten kaitos 1 and origins, resident evil remake, resident evil 0, Mario sunshine, coming soon paper Mario, wind waker. And most Mario games like smash bros, Mario kart, Mario tennis, Mario strikers, the newer switch version includes more things than the original GameCube version. Si probably the only games lost forever are metal gear twin snakes and eternal darkness, but I have those original with my GameCube, so for me I don’t need this emulation machine. Also that audio jacket, that’s a huge problem, you don’t even need to disconnect the cable, if you walking over a carpet, and if by chance you make a little bit of electric static in your body, when you stand up and touch the console to turn in off, there are some chance of breaking it because of the electric charge in your body.
3:02 Simply not true. the digital video out on the GameCube can easily be converted to HDMI with a signal that is literally the same as the one used in the GC Nano (I assume, I don't know what else it would use aside from GC video because that's what people use to convert GameCube and Wii video to HDMI). There are many plug and play converters out there and they're getting cheaper and cheaper 😊
The adapter used for the GC Nano takes digital signals straight from the Wii before they are converted to analog (component/composite/vga). When you use an external adapter such as the ones you mentioned, the Wii/GC is outputting digital signals -> converting to analog -> and the adapter converts back to digital. These are not lossless conversions. The absolute best native quality you will get on a GameCube game from official hardware is the Wii’s digital signal. Anything outside of that is upscaling, which may look nicer but isn’t always true to the native intended picture. Hope this clears some confusion
I doubt the average joe in the emulation community will be able to get their hands on this. The reviewers and youtubers will get them instead til the demand from them drops enough. Oh well.
So this tiny lil thing plays gamecube and wii games using actuall wii components? So you are telling me it is possible now to build a handheld Wii x Gamecube console????
